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Poll Results: Will NAACP Florida Travel Advisory Affect Meetings?

MeetingsNet

A significant percentage of meeting professionals say the NAACP’s advisory will be a factor in site selection. Another 46 percent believe that the advisories will not affect their site-selection decisions, while 14 percent of respondents are unsure. The advisories in Florida are likely to affect our choices : 24.3%

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Site Selection: Where to Throw a Multisensory Event

Smart Meetings

Site selection often focuses on the things we can see—ballroom size, architecture, even how well the carpets match the theme. The Emerald Coast escape of Destin in Northwest Florida capitalizes on Gulf of Mexico breezes with a beach sanctuary and Destin Harbor Boardwalk to make breathing in the fresh air easy. Sea Air Capital.

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Top 3 Wedding Destinations

Milestone Events Group

Number Three: Florida. With a destination wedding in Florida, you and your guests are killing two birds with one stone. Florida is a top-rated wedding destination due to its excellent weather year-round. Florida is called the sunshine state for a good reason. Florida offers warm winters and even warmer summers.

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7 Smart Moves at Hotel Crescent Court and More

Smart Meetings

Previously, she was director of sales and revenue at The Joule in Dallas as well as reservations and revenue manager at The Turnberry Isle Resort & Club in Aventura, Florida, and The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes. He’s based in Thailand and will help planners with site selection and contract negotiation throughout the Asian market.

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4 Lessons Event Planners Can Take from 2016 Rio Olympics

SmartMeetings

Local mosquito-borne Zika virus cases have recently been reported in Florida. Site selection is a critical step in event planning , and site visits are crucial to the process. The virus is no longer limited to faraway tropical locations such as Brazil. – Give away insect repellent and encourage attendees to use it.

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Booking Meeting Venues Site Unseen

PCMA Convene

It wasn’t COVID-19 that kept Sandra Geiger, a global account executive with ConferenceDirect, from visiting Hotel Effie, a 250-room hotel in Sandestin, Florida, before she signed a contract for an association group meeting in July — it was because the hotel was still under construction. This could be cost-saving for our organization.”

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Unclear and Present Danger

PCMA Convene

In the Convene survey, 24 percent of respondents said they take open-carry legislation into account when making site selections. They’re even making some planners think twice about meeting in a state that permits open carry of firearms. Andre Lico.